Ah, no. I just realised I’ve double booked myself having not realised earlier that that is the first weekend of half term, so we’re off to Pembrokeshire. Sorry about that. We will make the walk again some time soon!

Dim probs@rebecca - it’s easily done! - Is there, perhaps, a date later on which we could pencil in for the next walk?Hwyl, John

PS You’re probably not travelling out or back on a Saturday, but if you were and your journey to Sir Benffro were to take you anywhere near Abergavenny, there’d be the possiblity of joining a walk with Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (an excellent chance to ymarfer Cymraeg!)

Helo pawb - you probably don’t need reminding that tomorrow, Thursday, is dydd Sant Ffolant, but I will give you this quick reminder about our midday meetup in the Royal Blenheim tomorrow
Hope you can make it - as always, all welcome!Hwyl, John

The phrase I was thinking of from Chwalfa was nen Tad, which turns out to be shortened from yn enw('r) Tad – and I think it was when I was looking that up that I confirmed/convinced myself that things like yndy, Tad were basically “yes, i’faith”.

Any further news on a walk next weekend? – I should be free, unaccompanied, and not car-less on Saturday (although possibly required to meet people off the train sometime in the later afternoon), or free and potentially accompanied on Sunday.

The phrase I was thinking of from Chwalfa was nen Tad , which turns out to be shortened from yn enw('r) Tad – and I think it was when I was looking that up that I confirmed/convinced myself that things like yndy, Tad were basically “yes, i’faith”.

I’ve just checked this in Dweud Eich Dweud and you’re spot on, tad being a Gog-ism derived from yn enw’r Tad.
It also gives o’r tad/o’r tad annwyl/tad annwyl as more widespread colloquialisms for ‘goodness me/heavens above’

Any further news on a walk next weekend? – I should be free, unaccompanied, and not car-less on Saturday (although possibly required to meet people off the train sometime in the later afternoon), or free and potentially accompanied on Sunday.

… on Dydd Gŵyl Dewi/St David’s Day (i.e. Friday), as well as the usual service in the Chapel, Jesus College will also be hosting a discussion and an afternoon tea - see details below:Hwyl, John

Please join us in College on Friday 1st March to celebrate St David’s Day.

We will be holding a panel discussion to explore the topic ‘Oxbridge and Wales: a missing link?’. The panel will consist of experts and distinguished Welsh figures in the field of journalism, higher education and public affairs to tackle the story of Wales and Oxbridge. They offer their unique perpectives on the historical links between Oxbridge and Wales, why there seems to be an admissions crisis in the country, and why Welsh students should stay at Oxbridge. Following the panel discussion, there will be an afternoon tea in the Bastion, Ship Street Centre and a Welsh service in Chapel.

Event: St David’s Day Celebration

Date: Friday 1st March 2019

Timetable:

3.00pm- Panel discussion, Ship Street Centre Lecture Theatre

4.15pm- Afternoon tea in the Bastion, Ship Street Centre

5.30pm- Welsh service in Chapel

Location: Jesus College

How to pay: This event is free of charge and guests are welcome to make a voluntary contribution to support 450th Anniversary Campaign here.

RSVP: To book, please contact events@jesus.ox.ac.uk or call +44 (0)1865 616810. Places are limited, so please book early to avoid disappointment.

Hello, we are brand new learners of Welsh and wondered if we might join you next Monday? We are very excited to discover that you meet at the Bap café which is just around the corner from us. We have just finished lesson 6 of SSIW, so our conversation will be pretty limited… Jane Parker and Richard Hart

Helo@jane-18 - yes, please do join us and croeso! - although I don’t think the others can make it next Monday so it’ll just be me, I’m afraid.Hwyl, John
PS He’s not there all the time, but Mike the owner is a Welsh speaker so you might have the chance to practice a bit of Welsh whenever you pop in and it’s not too busy

Diolch John. If you’re sure, that would be lovely to meet you on Monday, but we’re also happy to make it another time if that would suit you better? Thanks for letting us know that Mike is an Welsh speaker!